NUG leaders never fulfill ERC demands; Analysts

Jamiat-e Islami Cultural Committee and a number of political analysts said that the leaders of National Unity Government (NUG) will never fulfill the Election Reforms Commission (ERC) demands.

The committee and analysts called on ERC members to continue their works without any dependence and provides fields for electoral reforms in any possible ways.

“We urge the ERC that with fundamental reforms in the electoral system bring back the lost trust of Afghans to theelectoral process,” Sayed Burhanuddin Khalili, head of Jamiat-e Islami Cultural Committee said.

Jamiat-e Islami Cultural Committee is said to believe that the main designer for electoral fraud and irregularities is the Election commission secretariat.

Memebers in the committee also urged the government to punish those who were involved in electoral corruption.

“Fraud in election is treason, if the government does not have the ability to punish them, they should introduce them to people,” Abdul Manan Azadmanesh said.

Political analysts link electoral irregularities to NUG leaders, saying they have no willing to punish the perpetrators.

“ERC has been divided between NUG leaders, and ERC demand would never to be fulfilled,” Ahmad Saeedi, political analyst said.

The Election Reforms Commission is considered the only option for a transparent election. But some believes that Afghanistan future elections will also be with fraud and irregularities.